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that's what romney did last night. every time obama said you have a $5 trillion tax cut, he said no i don't. the truth is we don't know what it is. as he's running for president, i think it's information that we're frankly entitled to. >> let me play another clip. the president criticized romney for a lack of specifics in the tax plan and wall street reform and health care. that's how that went down. >> my experience as a governor is if i come in and lay down a piece of legislation and say, it's my way or the highway, i don't get a lot done. what i do is the same way that tip o'neal and ronald reagan worked together some years ago. when ronald reagan ran for office, he laid out the principles that he was going to foster. >> so it's about principles, not actual hard plans. in a million years did you ever think that a victory could come out of this debate base odd vagueness? i ask that because knowing in we knew all of the weapons both could quite honestly use and weapons the moderator would have available to press both
that's what romney did last night. every time obama said you have a $5 trillion tax cut, he said no i don't. the truth is we don't know what it is. as he's running for president, i think it's information that we're frankly entitled to. >> let me play another clip. the president criticized romney for a lack of specifics in the tax plan and wall street reform and health care. that's how that went down. >> my experience as a governor is if i come in and lay down a piece of legislation...
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scores three wins in one night as republican voters say thanks but no thanks to mitt romney. >>> good day, i'm chris matthews in for andrea mitchell, of course you can see me, romney rejected. in minnesota a state that romney won by nearly 20 points he finished third last night with 17% of the vote. wow. the missouri primary was a beauty contest and a vote not just for delegates but for popularity. santorum by 30 points and in colorado where romney won 60% of the vote, santorum beat romney by 3500 points. chuck todd, and john heileman, i have to start with you. is this a game change, john? this is something we were talking about yesterday and would you the trifecta for all three, it's that romney is so bad that people cannot go in and vote for him. >> the average was about 25% for romney. he is getting every nonconservative voter that showed up. real conservatives he has a problem with the base for over a year now. he is not, the victories he had have not solved that problem and it goes to the fact that he does not have a positive inspiring message that conservatives can rally around.
scores three wins in one night as republican voters say thanks but no thanks to mitt romney. >>> good day, i'm chris matthews in for andrea mitchell, of course you can see me, romney rejected. in minnesota a state that romney won by nearly 20 points he finished third last night with 17% of the vote. wow. the missouri primary was a beauty contest and a vote not just for delegates but for popularity. santorum by 30 points and in colorado where romney won 60% of the vote, santorum beat...
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i think it was a good night for romney, bad night for obama. but the real thing is, it is this really start of a countertrend or an anomalous event. >> that's the big thing. there's no question that obama can easily get through this and get over this. >> let me make two points. the first is -- >> you are the host. >> they say, although sometimes -- >> new york the jim lehrer of today's discussion. >> i'm going to shrink down in my chair. i'm going to come back from that, governor. what i will say is, you know, in terms of this debate, i found one part of it, which was really refreshing, it was pretty wonky. it was pretty substantive. >> the b.s. wonk. >> what's that? >> b.s. wonk. >> mitt romney was floating policies out there -- >> united states has the best health outcomes in the world? >> it was not -- that's it, it was not a lot of one-liners and zingers. >> a couple of good one-liners. people forgot. i've been in business for 25 years, i have no idea what you're talking about, that's pretty good. >> i need to consult with my accountant is
i think it was a good night for romney, bad night for obama. but the real thing is, it is this really start of a countertrend or an anomalous event. >> that's the big thing. there's no question that obama can easily get through this and get over this. >> let me make two points. the first is -- >> you are the host. >> they say, although sometimes -- >> new york the jim lehrer of today's discussion. >> i'm going to shrink down in my chair. i'm going to come...
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, joe and jane are asking questions tomorrow night. he pulls that off, breaks through this one barrier, and the structural issue could change and give him an advantage. the president, of course, has to re-paint mitt romney as being the out-of-touch rich guy. we'll see if he can pull it off. >> chuck, thank you, we'll see you in 24 hours and of course have every moment of tomorrow night's debate. here live, gets under way 9:00, 6 on the west coast. >>> and we turn now to the tainted shots from a pharmacy in massachusetts, the numbers have gone up, 15 people died as a result. 214 cases now in the news tonight. the fear, that is, other drugs that were made at the same place could also be a problem, our senior investigator lisa myers has more. >> reporter: brian, today, the government broadened the warning today to include other products made by the pharmacy at the heart of the meningitis outbreak. the new england compounding center. the fda says it is investigating three new cases, one, a possible case of meningitis that may be tied to a
, joe and jane are asking questions tomorrow night. he pulls that off, breaks through this one barrier, and the structural issue could change and give him an advantage. the president, of course, has to re-paint mitt romney as being the out-of-touch rich guy. we'll see if he can pull it off. >> chuck, thank you, we'll see you in 24 hours and of course have every moment of tomorrow night's debate. here live, gets under way 9:00, 6 on the west coast. >>> and we turn now to the...
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you were in romney hq that night. are you confident that the party, the phoenix may rise from the ashes? >> they know that it -- the ashes in general? they know it has to happen. i was there, that was my colleague who wrote that. we were both there. these were kind of mid-level campaign aides talking about the future, what was going to happen to the party, and they talked about marco rubio, they talked about the need to win over youth voters to probably de-emphasize social issues, not talk about same-sex marriage as much as they have. >> that's the problem there. right? it's not de-emphasize. i don't think it's about de-emphasizing. it's about crafting a different position. >> so here's the problem. this is wait they see this, though. honestly, most of these mid-level aides even on the romney campaign, they're not against gay marriage. they're not. t they don't care about it as a an issue. they also realize in the near to mid term, the next four to eight years, even as gay marriage becomes the law of the land across t
you were in romney hq that night. are you confident that the party, the phoenix may rise from the ashes? >> they know that it -- the ashes in general? they know it has to happen. i was there, that was my colleague who wrote that. we were both there. these were kind of mid-level campaign aides talking about the future, what was going to happen to the party, and they talked about marco rubio, they talked about the need to win over youth voters to probably de-emphasize social issues, not...
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to imagine this will play -- >> don't you think the leno stuff and -- and sam, you're a fan of late night television -- >> i am not. >> it reminds us how at ease the president is in is a number of formats. >> obviously mitt romney we agree is a bit stiff on the trail, so the contrast is apparent, and i think the ads are silly, but to the extent that it's different than '08, at this juncture, obama has real governs responsibilities. if you can say here's a guy going on jimmy fallon, and likes to talk about kanye west, and while the unemployment rate is still above 8%, you know, there might be -- might be able to tar him a bit. that's the only distinction between the mccain ad in 2008, when obama literally was a candidate celebrity with very little responsibility. >> that was about experience. they're trying to use this differently, whiches to say he's got this cool factor, but meanwhile, rural be off than four years ago? the point is there's ten different ways to say the economy is still in a bad place. they'll find 10 and 20 ways to say that. that's how you run against this president. >>
to imagine this will play -- >> don't you think the leno stuff and -- and sam, you're a fan of late night television -- >> i am not. >> it reminds us how at ease the president is in is a number of formats. >> obviously mitt romney we agree is a bit stiff on the trail, so the contrast is apparent, and i think the ads are silly, but to the extent that it's different than '08, at this juncture, obama has real governs responsibilities. if you can say here's a guy going on...
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>> this was mitt romney's night. he was sharp. he was specific. he had a plan of attack. and he went after barack obama every way he could, and holding him accountable for the obama record. we haven't seen that too much in this campaign. there's been so many personal attacks. so many back and forth. he was able to say, look, this is what you promised four years ago. where is the gap here? most importantly, he's able to say, this is the choice i'm offering. and he was able to control this debate. >> did you think that romney will see a bounce coming out of this, the way that obama had a bounce coming out of the convention, in charlotte, with bill clinton's famous speech? >> he is looking for a comeback moment. what happens next is going to be important. he's going to be giving a speech on foreign policy. he'll be asked about this in interviews in the coming days. if he can build on this, yes. he will start to close the gap. the romney campaign, just happened just at the right moment for them to capitalize on something. knowing you have five weeks left. there's a couple of
>> this was mitt romney's night. he was sharp. he was specific. he had a plan of attack. and he went after barack obama every way he could, and holding him accountable for the obama record. we haven't seen that too much in this campaign. there's been so many personal attacks. so many back and forth. he was able to say, look, this is what you promised four years ago. where is the gap here? most importantly, he's able to say, this is the choice i'm offering. and he was able to control this...
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we saw a more combative romney in the debate last night. how important is it that he stops the bleeding and wins florida? >> i say he connect well in iowa and new hampshire, look at the polls it was a dead heat. he won big in new hampshire. we are disappointed about the performance in south carolina. speaker gingrich had a couple of big debate performances and swayed the outcome down the road. that is three states. we have a long way to go. i think that mitt romney, listen, he is a ceo, can-do conservative and has a record of getting things done that stands in contrast to the speakers. i think that is obvious with an 8% unemployment rate for 35 months now -- what people want is someone that will create jobs and cut deficits and romney is the guy to do it. >> thanks for being with us, sir. >> okay andrea. >> and a reality check, can the president and congress get anything done? >> the rest of the country especially after south carolina with newt gingrich winning, will wake up and see that negative politics and not cooperating is just not wor
we saw a more combative romney in the debate last night. how important is it that he stops the bleeding and wins florida? >> i say he connect well in iowa and new hampshire, look at the polls it was a dead heat. he won big in new hampshire. we are disappointed about the performance in south carolina. speaker gingrich had a couple of big debate performances and swayed the outcome down the road. that is three states. we have a long way to go. i think that mitt romney, listen, he is a ceo,...
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tomorrow night, both men will have a chance to debate, with many undecided. after a weekend limited brief sightings, mitt romney left church services, and today, both candidates are again studying quietly. president obama at this exclusive williamsburg, virginia, hotel, wrapping up what debate experts call the debate coaching. he took a trip to the hoover dam, today. not a single event planned. in massachusetts, it was about substance, including where to look, at the president, the moderator or the campaigner. aides tell nbc news the president will bring up romney's comments, seemingly to talk about the 47% of americans as victims. an admission in denver that puzzled supporters. both are trying to fend off questions that dog their campaign, the president on his administration's failure to add security, before the last month's attack on libya. >> this goes to the security professionals at the state department, but didn't come to the white house. >> reporter: romney, for vague explanations on the tax plan. >> i think the president understands the tax rate needs
tomorrow night, both men will have a chance to debate, with many undecided. after a weekend limited brief sightings, mitt romney left church services, and today, both candidates are again studying quietly. president obama at this exclusive williamsburg, virginia, hotel, wrapping up what debate experts call the debate coaching. he took a trip to the hoover dam, today. not a single event planned. in massachusetts, it was about substance, including where to look, at the president, the moderator or...
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romney's campaign called him quote, an important surrogate for governor romney's pro-life and pro-family agenda. this incident highlights what the republican party confirmed last night would be part of their national platform, opposing abortion in all circumstances, including rape and incest. that's churned up waters in massachusetts, where republican congressman scott brown is calling for change in the party platform, saying i believe this is a mistake because it fails to recognize the views of pro-choice republicans like myself. finally, there could be one other high pressure system looking to rain on the republican party. vice president joe biden indicated he will be down in florida during the convention. perhaps unsurprisingly, the tampa mayor said this morning that he's prepared to cancel the rnc if necessary but at this point, it's unclear what's more threatening, the meteorological chaos or the storm brewing over the republican convention. that was a lot of weather, maggie haberman. >> lot of storm systems. >> setting aside the practical implications of a hurricane hitting tampa,
romney's campaign called him quote, an important surrogate for governor romney's pro-life and pro-family agenda. this incident highlights what the republican party confirmed last night would be part of their national platform, opposing abortion in all circumstances, including rape and incest. that's churned up waters in massachusetts, where republican congressman scott brown is calling for change in the party platform, saying i believe this is a mistake because it fails to recognize the views...
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if neither santorum nor romney was the big winner last night, who was? you could say president obama, whose standing in both states has risen while the gop candidates were trashing each other. >>> plus, what are we to make of olympia snowe's decision to quit the united states senate? yes, it's becoming more toxic. from a purely strategic point of view, it means the democrats have a better chance of keeping control of that body. >>> did the republicans not learn their lesson from the contraception fallout or just not care? the gop is pushing an amendment now coming up this week on the senate floor that would allow all employers, not just religious organizations, to opt out of health care coverage on religious or moral grounds. >>> finally, by the way, let me finish with mitt romney's vision problem. we start with last night and santorum's blown opportunity. troy black supports mitt romney for president and tony perkins is with the family research council. the big question, gentlemen, is this -- did your guy -- put it this way. santorum was within striking
if neither santorum nor romney was the big winner last night, who was? you could say president obama, whose standing in both states has risen while the gop candidates were trashing each other. >>> plus, what are we to make of olympia snowe's decision to quit the united states senate? yes, it's becoming more toxic. from a purely strategic point of view, it means the democrats have a better chance of keeping control of that body. >>> did the republicans not learn their lesson...
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chris cillizza, let's talk about the impact of that and a question raised by jaly leno of mitt romney last night on health care. >> seems like children and people with pre-existing conditions should be covered. >> as long as you've been continuously insured you ought to be able to get insurance forward. >> suppose they were never insured. >> if they're 45 years old and show up and say i want insurance because i've got a heart disease, we can't play the game like that. >> chrysalis cillizza, romney ry being questioned rigorously by jaly leno. his answer makes it clear what the differences are between the romney position now at least and the white house position on health care. >> yeah, and you know, andrea what's interesting about this, jay leno whether wittingly or unwittingly hit on something fascinating which is if you look at polling overall on the its affordability care act, it's about low 40% approval, high 40%, maybe low 50% disapproval. if you look at certain elements though, many of the individual elements pre-existing conditions, children under 26 being able to be covered, th
chris cillizza, let's talk about the impact of that and a question raised by jaly leno of mitt romney last night on health care. >> seems like children and people with pre-existing conditions should be covered. >> as long as you've been continuously insured you ought to be able to get insurance forward. >> suppose they were never insured. >> if they're 45 years old and show up and say i want insurance because i've got a heart disease, we can't play the game like that....
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we saw that last night. the $30 million to the romney super pac. over $50 million to american crossroads, the karl rove operation, whose only goal is to get obama out of the white house and defeat democrats in congress. then you look at this -- the democratic side. very little money relatively coming in. bill burton, who runs the priorities usa says 6.7 million total. that includes a secret money arm, by the way, which we don't know the disclosing -- donors to that. these are super pacs. >> they have a nonprofit -- >> nonprofit affiliates in which donors don't even have to be identified at all. so crossroads, you know, tens of millions of dollars, we think, is going through that. and also it appears also through the secret money arm to the democrat democratic, pro-obama super pac. >> let's talk about the biggest players because clearly sheldon add elson and you've learned by going through the records some of her children and family members. so there's even more from them than initially met the eye. but $11 million as of december 31st. $8.6 million
we saw that last night. the $30 million to the romney super pac. over $50 million to american crossroads, the karl rove operation, whose only goal is to get obama out of the white house and defeat democrats in congress. then you look at this -- the democratic side. very little money relatively coming in. bill burton, who runs the priorities usa says 6.7 million total. that includes a secret money arm, by the way, which we don't know the disclosing -- donors to that. these are super pacs....
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last night. if the romney camp is saying a win is a win, and he is the candidate, let's see him act like a winner. let's see vim and vigor, and we never get it. >> and the fact that romney is doing so badly a allows the president to get away with what he did at the uaw, this same guy, said he would put on his comfortable shoes and join people on the pickett line. when given that opportunity, he chose to take a safer route. if romney and the field had coalesced and the president was facing a tougher set of opponents we would be writing stories about that kind of thing instead of how this race is going. >> and man, they were not booing him yesterday. >> no. >> coming up over time santorum has inched closer to the center at debates but his rhetoric has gone further to the fringe. has he gone too far? we will ask the national communication director, when he joins us live, next on "now." [ kyle ] my bad. [ roger ] tell me you have good insurance. yup, i've got... [ dennis ] ...allstate. really? i was
last night. if the romney camp is saying a win is a win, and he is the candidate, let's see him act like a winner. let's see vim and vigor, and we never get it. >> and the fact that romney is doing so badly a allows the president to get away with what he did at the uaw, this same guy, said he would put on his comfortable shoes and join people on the pickett line. when given that opportunity, he chose to take a safer route. if romney and the field had coalesced and the president was facing...
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romney said last night and what santorum said. start with romney who won the most popular votes by three points. >> i stand ready to lead our party to victory and our nation back to prosperity. this is a critical time in america, our time for choosing, and this time we have to get the choice right. i said it before, and i firmly believe it, that this campaign is about saving the soul of america. >> rick santorum last night what he sees are the big questions facing the country. a fundamental speech. let's watch. >> it goes down to the very nature of who we are as americas. are we a country that believes in big government? do we believe in the smart and elite in this country to manage us? or do you believe in free people rand a free economy and building a great america from the bottom up? what do you say? >> you know, that was kind of a jimmy stewart "mr. smith goes to washington" speech last night from santorum, very effective, not quite as effective as the speech after winning ohio. but it was good. your guy, is he running for nat
romney said last night and what santorum said. start with romney who won the most popular votes by three points. >> i stand ready to lead our party to victory and our nation back to prosperity. this is a critical time in america, our time for choosing, and this time we have to get the choice right. i said it before, and i firmly believe it, that this campaign is about saving the soul of america. >> rick santorum last night what he sees are the big questions facing the country. a...
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. >> does it concern you that the exit polls showed that president obama outdistanced mitt romney among the same voters that supported scott walker. >> those same polls said there was going to be a close night and it was not a close race. let's assume that the exit polls as they relate to obama are accurate. you can't really poll today how people are going to feel in a couple of months. i talked to quite a few people in wisconsin. some democrats as well. we are really disappointed in this president for not coming into wisconsin. he was in chicago and minnesota. he didn't gift a finger for them and either did the democratic party. they feel put off and to democrats in wisconsin, for us, we have two very sophisticated parties up there. they wanted to prove that what happened in wisconsin in 2010 was a fluke. this was there time. i have a feeling that the activists in wisconsin will say hey, go back to illinois. you were not here for us and we will not be here for you. that's a serious problem for the president. >> that may be wishful thinking on the republican part because he avoided bein
. >> does it concern you that the exit polls showed that president obama outdistanced mitt romney among the same voters that supported scott walker. >> those same polls said there was going to be a close night and it was not a close race. let's assume that the exit polls as they relate to obama are accurate. you can't really poll today how people are going to feel in a couple of months. i talked to quite a few people in wisconsin. some democrats as well. we are really disappointed...
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romney has popped off once again. late last night, while the u.s. diplomatic missions in egypt and libya were still under physical attack, the romney campaign, during those attacks, released an statement to the press, not only attacking president obama, but attacking u.s. diplomatic personnel in the places that were being attacked for their handling of the ongoing situations there. mr. romney's statement read in part, "it's disgraceful that the obama administration's first response was not to condemn attacks on our diplomatic missions, but to sympathize with those who waged attacks." well, mr. romney was preferably referring to there was this statement that was put out by the u.s. embassy in cairo. it was a statement that acknowledged a crude, anti-islamic video that had been produced in the united states. that statement that mr. romney the attackers was put out a full six hours before the attackers breached the embassy walls. it was a statement that was an attempt to tamp down any reaction to this stupid video. it wasn't a reaction to the protests,
romney has popped off once again. late last night, while the u.s. diplomatic missions in egypt and libya were still under physical attack, the romney campaign, during those attacks, released an statement to the press, not only attacking president obama, but attacking u.s. diplomatic personnel in the places that were being attacked for their handling of the ongoing situations there. mr. romney's statement read in part, "it's disgraceful that the obama administration's first response was not...
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of sort of romney pal tomds trump agrees, republicans have a big latino problem. do they have solutions? we will talk immigration reform with jose diaz-balart next on "now." [ emily jo ] derrell comes into starbucks with his wife, danielle, almost every weekend. derrell hasn't been able to visit his mom back east in a long time. [ shirley ] things are sometimes a little tight around the house. i wasn't able to go to the wedding. [ emily jo ] since derrell couldn't get home, we decided to bring home to him and then just gave him a little bit of help finding his way. ♪ [ laughs ] [ applause ] i love you. i love you, too. >>> mitt romney cannot escape the 47%. in the clearest indication yet that there is poetic justice in the universe, 47% is the share of the electorate that romney captured on november 6th. that number might have been higher if romney had gotten more than 27% of the hispanic vote. his dismal showing among latinos has republicans scrambling to rebrand themselves. according to the radical birt r birtherist and fair weather romney pal donald trump --
of sort of romney pal tomds trump agrees, republicans have a big latino problem. do they have solutions? we will talk immigration reform with jose diaz-balart next on "now." [ emily jo ] derrell comes into starbucks with his wife, danielle, almost every weekend. derrell hasn't been able to visit his mom back east in a long time. [ shirley ] things are sometimes a little tight around the house. i wasn't able to go to the wedding. [ emily jo ] since derrell couldn't get home, we decided...
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he is scheduled to meet with top advisers tomorrow night. one thing is sure in terms of his future. he said the donors may play a part in helping him select the next republican nominee, but it won't be romney, he said. >> just off the trail, peter alexander, about to get much-needed rest, thank you for being with us. >>> overseas there is serious concern that a new war in the middle east just became more likely, after the israelis took out the top commander of hamas in a tough attack. more on the report from martin fletcher from tel aviv. >> reporter: here in benghazi, is the military commander of hamas, he was, is, top of israel's hit list for years. accused of being responsible for the deaths of hundreds of israelis. he was killed on the spot. israeli leaders say it is the start of a new offensive, including assassinations against the militant leaders. war planes attacked several times, killing two more of the drivers on bikes, and two killed here, several injured, including children. israel says it had no choice after palestinians in gaza fired at least 100 rockets at israel in t
he is scheduled to meet with top advisers tomorrow night. one thing is sure in terms of his future. he said the donors may play a part in helping him select the next republican nominee, but it won't be romney, he said. >> just off the trail, peter alexander, about to get much-needed rest, thank you for being with us. >>> overseas there is serious concern that a new war in the middle east just became more likely, after the israelis took out the top commander of hamas in a tough...
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romney also held a fund-raiser in cincinnati last night and will return to the state for an event with speaker john boehner on sunday. today he has a campaign bus parked near the president's event. in their dueling speeches the candidates are expected to outline stark contrasts. that's after a week of simply calling the other guy as a guy who is out of touch. >> the president is so out of touch with the needs of the american people. it's finally time to have a president who's in touch with what's happening in america. >> those of us who have spent time in the real world know that the problem is not the american people aren't productive enough. >> he's had a number of very revealing comments that show just how far out of touch he is. the president may be rewell meaning but he's out of touch. >> he's simply out of touch. we welcome a debate on who's out of touch. >> out of touch. now, here's what we know about the speech coming up. per the white house. the guidance that they've given nbc news. the speech that the president's making will be more perspective and prescriptive about where to
romney also held a fund-raiser in cincinnati last night and will return to the state for an event with speaker john boehner on sunday. today he has a campaign bus parked near the president's event. in their dueling speeches the candidates are expected to outline stark contrasts. that's after a week of simply calling the other guy as a guy who is out of touch. >> the president is so out of touch with the needs of the american people. it's finally time to have a president who's in touch...
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and about last night, in tampa mitt romney's big moment. a more personal side of the candidate than audiences have seen before but did clint eastwood's opening act steal the show? eastwood's opening act steal the show? "nightly news" begins now. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good evening. what a couple days it's been, from the gop convention to the hurricane here along the gulf coast, and so after wrapping up our convention coverage we wanted to come here to new orleans to check on what the storm did and did not do to the city and region starting with this number. about 500,000 people here in louisiana are going to be heading into another night tonight without power. the storm hit hard. it moved slow and came to stay. it's still a big weather system and there's still a lot of suffering and standing water from here through mississippi and alabama. our team is here and in place. we want to start tonight 30 miles to the west of where we are here in laplace, louisiana, very hard hit. nbc's gabe gutierrez there is tonight. ga
and about last night, in tampa mitt romney's big moment. a more personal side of the candidate than audiences have seen before but did clint eastwood's opening act steal the show? eastwood's opening act steal the show? "nightly news" begins now. captions paid for by nbc-universal television >>> good evening. what a couple days it's been, from the gop convention to the hurricane here along the gulf coast, and so after wrapping up our convention coverage we wanted to come here...
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well, conservatives now rally around rick santorum who lost last night to mitt romney in only eight votes. surging into single-digits from behind. can rick perry who is in for now make a comeback after in south carolina after barely cracking double digits? and dan, you have watched campaigns in iowa and new hampshire, campaigns around the country. have you ever seen anything like this iowa caucus finish? >> never. last night was one of the most thrilling nights now can see as a political thiler. numbers going back and forth all evening. it was a stunning evening. it was so a remarkable victory for governor roomy and a remarkable finish by rick santorum and ron paul got what everybody thought he might get, somewhere in the low 20s. you had a top tier that is a surprise to a lot of people. >> let's talk about mitt romney first. he didn't crack the ceiling. in fact, got a handful fewer votes than he got four years ago. does that weaken him coming into new hampshire where he has played so big and so strong? >> i don't think it weakens him for new hampshire. i mean, to have won the iowa caucus
well, conservatives now rally around rick santorum who lost last night to mitt romney in only eight votes. surging into single-digits from behind. can rick perry who is in for now make a comeback after in south carolina after barely cracking double digits? and dan, you have watched campaigns in iowa and new hampshire, campaigns around the country. have you ever seen anything like this iowa caucus finish? >> never. last night was one of the most thrilling nights now can see as a political...
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the romney of last night or the romney of the past two months? >> this has to give him a lift, right? >> yeah, a lift, the confidence that he didn't have before, perhaps. we'll see. >> jim vandehei, thanks so much, jim. we'll talk to you later. >> take care. >>> coming up next, it only took them 162 games, but the oakland a's last night caught up and passed the texas rangers. >> that's unbelievable. moneyball. >> capturing the a.l. west title on the final day of the season. we'll have that and the rest of the playoff picture in sports. >> the red sox almost did that last night. >>> before we get to sports, let's check in with music city, usa, where it's 5:38 in the morning. jon meacham, are you still awake and with us? >> oh, hey. >> good. jon, where's lunch today? if i were you, i'd go to rotier's or loveless, but your call. >> i'm a longtime rotier's fan. the other is ledbetter's. >> don't forget, rotier's has american cheese and crackers as their lead appetizer. >> ritz. that's the difference. that's the difference. think of the markup on that
the romney of last night or the romney of the past two months? >> this has to give him a lift, right? >> yeah, a lift, the confidence that he didn't have before, perhaps. we'll see. >> jim vandehei, thanks so much, jim. we'll talk to you later. >> take care. >>> coming up next, it only took them 162 games, but the oakland a's last night caught up and passed the texas rangers. >> that's unbelievable. moneyball. >> capturing the a.l. west title on the...
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we talked about the benghazi stuff last night, mitt romney coming out and saying president is doubling down on deceit or some version thereof. your assessment. >> we should be clear about what is contested and what is agreed to and what are the various theories of what's wrong. what the problem is, right? what everyone agrees the first story that the american people were told by the administration about what happened in benghazi was wrong. it was not a riot set off by a youtube video that then overran a consulate. >> which they admit. >> everyone agrees. now the question is, did they just get bad intelligence, right? which is what joe biden said last night. this is what intelligence agencies told us. it turned out later it was a preplanned attack. were they essentially manipulating the story because it looked better for them if there was this who could have predicted riot as opposed to an al qaeda cell or al qaeda allied cell in libya pulled off an attack. that's one issue, right? what was channeled up through the chain of command in terms of intelligence reporting that administration
we talked about the benghazi stuff last night, mitt romney coming out and saying president is doubling down on deceit or some version thereof. your assessment. >> we should be clear about what is contested and what is agreed to and what are the various theories of what's wrong. what the problem is, right? what everyone agrees the first story that the american people were told by the administration about what happened in benghazi was wrong. it was not a riot set off by a youtube video that...
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after night, and i can't always say the same. >> reporter: in today's speech, mitt romney also appeared to try to take away from the president's signature success overseas, as to the death of osama bin laden. he credited the military and professionals for that. >> here, traveling with the romney campaign, in virginia tonight, peter, thank you, and to the rest of our team, chief affairs correspondent andrea mitchell and our white house director, chuck todd, both in the washington bureau. chuck, let's begin with you, two new polls, different sets of numbers, what do the numbers tell you? >> reporter: look, when i dug into them, they both told us the same thing, there is a spike in the republican enthusiasm for romney, that is why you see the voters shifting towards romney. and it depends on how you wait to sample. and yes, one poll seems to be a little more republican than the gallup -- polls, there is more enthusiasm among likely republican voters than likely democratic voters. this has been a problem for the democrats for six months, and you're seeing more in this poll than the last deb
after night, and i can't always say the same. >> reporter: in today's speech, mitt romney also appeared to try to take away from the president's signature success overseas, as to the death of osama bin laden. he credited the military and professionals for that. >> here, traveling with the romney campaign, in virginia tonight, peter, thank you, and to the rest of our team, chief affairs correspondent andrea mitchell and our white house director, chuck todd, both in the washington...
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that's something mitt romney does not have. i heard him talk habit that last night. but there's a big donor here. at some point the romney people are going to be going to a foster freeze within the big super pac donor. will you stop? what's it going to take? >> foster freeze is the key right now. out of my own somewhat awkward connection from his appearance on our show. but he's going to have to decide whether it's worth it to stick with rick santorum. so far he's been a true believer, even though he has connections with mitt romney. >> and very quickly looking at the advertising spending that's going on over the next week and all the upcoming states, restore our future. romney's campaign is not up at all. i've been hearing rumors of money problems. does that tell you money problems? >> well, there's been extraordinary amount of money. i think the design for the race, although they say they're built for the long haul, and to a degree they are, no one is ever really built for a long haul. these are extraordinarily expensive. it's difficult to raise money. >> and no sm
that's something mitt romney does not have. i heard him talk habit that last night. but there's a big donor here. at some point the romney people are going to be going to a foster freeze within the big super pac donor. will you stop? what's it going to take? >> foster freeze is the key right now. out of my own somewhat awkward connection from his appearance on our show. but he's going to have to decide whether it's worth it to stick with rick santorum. so far he's been a true believer,...
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for it, as a romney spaurupporter i think it great night for romney. i'm going put it all up and let it ride. >> how much he win by? >> i don't know, 14, 15 points. to both of your analysis, if huntsman comes in second, you go to south carolina and now you have huntsman sort of out of the picture, you have a perry, and a santorum super charged. you continue to split the vote as we move to another state, which is florida who continues to give the momentum to romney. as long as the anti-romney candidate does not have a chance to coalesce, mitt romney becomes the nominee. >> i think the key factor!xere is the margin for mitt romney. >> yes. >> i mean people forget that mccarthy did not beat johnson in new hampshire. but because the numbers were so below expectations they felt johnson lost. the key for romney is he has to stay in at least double digits. >> double digits i agree. >> all wins are not created equal. i do not -- >> i'm going to double down on mitt romney. i think that everything that has been said is smart. the poll is great news for r romn ro
for it, as a romney spaurupporter i think it great night for romney. i'm going put it all up and let it ride. >> how much he win by? >> i don't know, 14, 15 points. to both of your analysis, if huntsman comes in second, you go to south carolina and now you have huntsman sort of out of the picture, you have a perry, and a santorum super charged. you continue to split the vote as we move to another state, which is florida who continues to give the momentum to romney. as long as the...
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. >> a long night of testy exchanges as president obama and mitt romney turn up the tension in their second debate. good morning, everyone. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> and i'm eun yang. >>> new this morning, a man is in the hospital after getting shot by someone on a motorcycle. it happened around third street and livingston road in southeast washington. around 12:45 this morning, the gunman on motorcycle fired a gun. the bullet hit another man in the leg. the gunman then crashed his bike and took off running. police are still looking for him. >>> the group who launched a controversial advertising campaign on metro is at it again. here's the new ad from the freedom defense initiative. "soon shall we cast terror into the hearts of the unbelievers." and there's a picture of the burning twin towers on september 11th. this controversy started when the american freedom defense initiative released an ad describing muslim radicals as savages. the group says this is in direct response to the council on american relations countercampaign to the original ad, that ad calls on people to support isra
. >> a long night of testy exchanges as president obama and mitt romney turn up the tension in their second debate. good morning, everyone. i'm aaron gilchrist. >> and i'm eun yang. >>> new this morning, a man is in the hospital after getting shot by someone on a motorcycle. it happened around third street and livingston road in southeast washington. around 12:45 this morning, the gunman on motorcycle fired a gun. the bullet hit another man in the leg. the gunman then...
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. >> well, let's get right to the consultant's report we got from romney last night. we're talking about two very different kinds of speech. one had music and leer schism and history and wonderment and happiness. the other was dead as a door nail. >> right. >> take a look at the two different speeches from yesterday. first of all, mitt romney after his victory in michigan, he focused on the president and his speech. let's watch mitt romney first. >> he's not spending our money or infringing on our rights, he's busy running for re-election. today we're $15 trillion in debt and real unemployment stands at 15%. you've heard that old saying about i need a vacation from my vacation? well, we need to have a recovery from this so-called recovery. >> earlier in the day the president gave what joan mentioned was a rousing speech to the uaw in washington, strongly defending his position to rescue auto industry, which didn't need much defense, given the fact it's been rescued. let's watch. >> you know why i knew this rescue would succeed? you want to know? it wasn't because of a
. >> well, let's get right to the consultant's report we got from romney last night. we're talking about two very different kinds of speech. one had music and leer schism and history and wonderment and happiness. the other was dead as a door nail. >> right. >> take a look at the two different speeches from yesterday. first of all, mitt romney after his victory in michigan, he focused on the president and his speech. let's watch mitt romney first. >> he's not spending our...